Cost of living comparison
Canada is 43.3% more expensive than Brazzaville.
If you lived in Canada instead of Brazzaville, you would:
pay 27.3% more for restaurants
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.56
FCFA6,500
|
$15.95
CA$21.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.60
FCFA7,135
|
$8.82
CA$12.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
FCFA1,431
|
$1.77
CA$2.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
FCFA438
|
$1.47
CA$2.02
|
|
pay 0.6% more for groceries
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
FCFA1,027
|
$2.29
CA$3.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.75
FCFA2,922
|
$5.39
CA$7.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.16
FCFA5,023
|
$7.61
CA$10.47
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
FCFA1,848
|
$3.04
CA$4.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
FCFA1,331
|
$4.81
CA$6.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.27
FCFA1,397
|
$1.62
CA$2.23
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.37
FCFA846
|
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
FCFA1,164
|
$1.60
CA$2.20
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.77
FCFA1,703
|
$1.71
CA$2.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
FCFA698
|
$1.13
CA$1.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.51
FCFA931
|
$1.11
CA$1.53
|
|
pay 1.0% less for transportation
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.79
FCFA2,329
|
$4.96
CA$6.82
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$63.09
CA$86.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$44,341.60
FCFA27,278,951
|
$21,101.60
CA$29,024.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.35
FCFA8,828
|
$16.98
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 60.4% more for housing
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$300.00
FCFA184,560
|
$64.04
CA$88.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$501.57
FCFA308,568
|
$1,066.70
CA$1,467.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.00
FCFA153,800
|
$952.71
CA$1,310.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$423.64
FCFA260,623
|
$112.22
CA$154.35
|
|
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,200.00
FCFA738,240
|
$746.92
CA$1,027.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,800.00
FCFA5,413,760
|
$13,296.08
CA$18,288.10
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.17
FCFA719
|
$4.67
CA$6.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
FCFA1,927
|
$3.31
CA$4.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
FCFA821
|
$11.96
CA$16.45
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.06
FCFA30,798
|
$43.49
CA$59.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.34
FCFA5,133
|
$10.20
CA$14.03
|
|
pay 12.8% less for clothing
Brazzaville
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.00
FCFA24,608
|
$49.87
CA$68.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$64.46
FCFA39,655
|
$36.92
CA$50.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$127.50
FCFA78,438
|
$78.02
CA$107.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$92.81
FCFA57,098
|
$97.82
CA$134.55
|
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